The Greenville times., 1887-09-24
1 Bear spoiled the SpOrt.

- h|ANl A~At ANAN Nv ~ MENho Il -Ns
with an elaborate outfit, 20 camp
fora month somewhere III the San
Ia Lucia range, says an EspiuOsa
/ { CALI letter TO the New York Sun.
They had a wagon drawn by two
balky half-tsmed brOnoh0s, a wall
tent and poles, plenty of grub, an
adequate supply of antidote for
snake bites, guns, tisling tackle
and a apOker deck. Mark Farney
said he didn't believe 1t was a
good thing for a man to upset all
his ways of living when on a va
cation, aud he was opposed to
roughing ii in liberal sense, so
he piled into a wagon q siX-gallOn
can of kerosene oil and packed a
large lamp. He had been accus.
toned to sitting up nights and
playing alittle game of draw when
so disposed, and he didn't think
the light of camp fire would be
sufficient.
All four of the white men agreed
that they were not going out on
the range to work, and that is why
they took All Suey along. Suey
is a good cook, knows how to chop
wood, and in an emergency can
play a hand at cards without ma
king ANY very bad breaks. Squi.
ers went along to fish for trout
principally, MS he considers him
self fly sharp. Arguello had the
responsibility of drying and look.
ing after the bronchos, because
he knew more about horses than
the others. having been u vaqucro.
There were some of the elements
Of work about that, but il couldn't
be helped, because Chinaman
IS no good around a horse. Noisy
Smith had nothing particular to
do, but he is a good all round.
camp huuter and poker player,
and the quietest man that ever
lived. His habit of always speak,
ing in u whisper and moving as
softly as an Indian on the trail of
a deer gave him his sobriquet.
The crowd went out to have q
months fun, and, judging by their
appearance when they returned
last night, they had it in less than
two weeks, with n large margin to
spare. They brought back nothing
but the two bronchos, their frying
pan, and the barrels of their guns,
All Suey and Squiers came across
the Salinas river on the horses
and the rest of the party swan
the stream.
Noisy Smith explained, in Q
whisper, to the crowd In the So
loon the reason Of their return In
that shape. During the first
week they were busy getting theil
camp comfortably established on
the bank of the creek in the noun
tains, and in hunting and fishing
Having convinced ALI Suey that ar
least pint of beans must be re
served from the commissary ioi
use as chips, they got the kerosene
lamp rigged up in the tent, and re
sumed civilized customs in camp
; sitting up until after midnigh
with the cards and the snakt
medicine, and sleeping sweetly al
the fore noon. They quit hunting
because It involved exertion, an,
that was just what they proposed
, to avoid. 1t was agreed that al
Suey was tue only one who cam
; out to work, and no one shout
encroach upon his prerogatiye.
One night o very interesting
game was In progress. Mark Eal
ney held a king fnll agains
Squiers's flush, and Noisy Smitl
[ stayed in with a bobtail straigh
+ and placid smile. There was
( double handful Of beans on th
! top of the oil can. All Suey hai
T. gone to sleep at the back of th
tent, and was chopplng wood i
. bis dreams. just as Noisy Smitl
was about to RAISE, All Suey spran
up with q yell aud bounded out o
5 the tent, up setting the oil eau ant
t two Of the players en- route. Al
: guello looked up in anger, an
a drew bis revolver to take sho
at the fleeing chinamau, bat chang
4 ed his mind when he saw the heat
!. of grizzly poked through tn
!. flap of the tent. The bear wa
!. surveying the scene with eviden
astonishment and some interest
5 Arguello's anger was diverted to
K wards the bear.
o "Ah +! you breaka up such
:. pot as that ~ he cred. "Caraiol
d Aud he blazed away at the sba,
II gy mead.
s There was howl, q charge, an
G u rush of the players out Of th
= tent. They did not wait to seiz
d their guns.
{: The bear knocked down q ten
pole at one end, and Farney ca
ried away the other as he plunt
cd out headlong. Then the tel
l. came down on the bear apd 81
a volopcd him. For an instant thel
was a young earthquake undl
q the canvass Then ii became
% volcanic disturbance. The lam
g exploded and set fire to the who
= mass. The plug must have bee
y, knocked out of the big oil can |
z the bears vigorous antics. a
g. the oil was ablaze in an ipstal
u and tent, blankets aud bear wei
le enveloped in flame. ArgulIe
Smith and Farney happened
y have their reyolyefs Oh them an
they stood around and added
the bears discomfort 0ypluggii
!, bullets into him. Squiers HI
: no pistol and prulently get l
"a into "a tall tree and yelled fire
Ali Suey had crawled into q h0llo
log aud kept very still.
70 The bear walled aud yelled vi
pain and rage, and rolled over